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The visualization was created by Metrocosm and shows where immigrants to America originated from since the year 1820. It’s interesting to see the shift in countries that made up the majority of immigrants from any given time period, but nonetheless goes to show that today’s America wouldn’t be what it is without immigration from across […]

This striking visualization shows 200 years of immigration to America

[Photo: Suzy Hazelwood/Pexels]

BY Michael Grothaus

The visualization was created by Metrocosm and shows where immigrants to America originated from since the year 1820. It’s interesting to see the shift in countries that made up the majority of immigrants from any given time period, but nonetheless goes to show that today’s America wouldn’t be what it is without immigration from across the world.

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Michael Grothaus is a novelist and author. He has written for Fast Company since 2013, where he's interviewed some of the tech industry’s most prominent leaders and writes about everything from Apple and artificial intelligence to the effects of technology on individuals and society. More


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